Infante Henry, Duke of Viseu

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Count_of_Flanders
gptkb:explorer
gptkb:website
Portuguese prince
Grand Master of the Order of Christ
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Order_of_Christ
gptkb:Sagres_Point
Portuguese discoveries
gptkbp:birthDate 4 March 1394
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Henrique
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Porto,_Portugal
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Batalha_Monastery
gptkbp:deathDate 13 November 1460
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Sagres,_Portugal
gptkbp:father gptkb:John_I_of_Portugal
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Aviz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Infante Henry, Duke of Viseu
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Age_of_Discovery
establishing a navigation school at Sagres
sponsoring voyages of exploration
promoting navigation and cartography
gptkbp:legacy influenced European exploration and colonization
key figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Philippa_of_Lancaster
gptkbp:nationality Portuguese
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Henry_the_Navigator
gptkbp:notableAchievement advancing maritime technology
initiating the Atlantic slave trade
sponsoring exploration of the West African coast
supporting the development of the caravel ship
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Edward_of_Portugal
gptkb:Ferdinand_the_Saint_Prince
gptkb:Isabella_of_Portugal,_Duchess_of_Burgundy
gptkb:John,_Lord_of_Reguengos
gptkb:Peter,_Duke_of_Coimbra
gptkbp:title gptkb:Count_of_Flanders
gptkb:Lord_of_Covilhã
Grand Master of the Order of Christ
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lord_of_Reguengos
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7